Brassica Cages

[pete10]

Hi i wonder if anyone can point me in the right place .I'm looking to build some cages using
the build a ball system . But cant seem to find any metal tubing IE half inch .


Many thanks in advance.

[Earthbabe]

You can use the build-a-ball thingys with bamboo if that's any help. Or try "dowling" from B&Q or somewhere similar.

[clareg]

Hi,

I use tennis balls and bamboo canes which worked out a lot cheaper, and they even stayed up in the windy weather.

Clareg

[Alison]

Think somebody I know bought some of Two Wests and Elliott - not cheap though so you could be better going with some of the options above.

[nick the grief]

Hi Pete,

Why not make it out of canes & roof lath. If you drill the lath you can put a galvanised nail through & cut the head off then stick this into the canes



My Old lottie neighbour used this method not only for his cabbages but also his strawberries.

[pete10]

Hi Nick
Thanks for the info .But how do you mean by Roof lath.

[Snadger]

Hi Nick
Thanks for the info .But how do you mean by Roof lath.

Also known as slaters lath (latts) Cheap form of timber used for fastening slates onto roofs! Approximately 1/12" x 1" section various lengths. Rough cut pine. Cheap to buy and can be got from any hardware shop!

Sorry for muscling in on your suggestion Nic! Lol

[supersprout]

Hi,

I use tennis balls and bamboo canes which worked out a lot cheaper, and they even stayed up in the windy weather.

Clareg

me too, tennis balls from the poundshop

[nick the grief]

Also known as slaters lath (latts) Cheap form of timber used for fastening slates onto roofs! Approximately 1/12" x 1" section various lengths. Rough cut pine. Cheap to buy and can be got from any hardware shop!

Sorry for muscling in on your suggestion Nic! Lol

No Probs Snadger, I get mine froma local timber merchant & they have the added benefit that they are tanalised so don't rot. I also use them for greengouse staging & the shelving

[pete10]

Thanks Nick i like the look of that will give it a go.

[George Gray]

Brassica Cages

My brother-in-law devised a cunning and effective cage to keep out the wood pigeons that dominate our allotment. He bought some bendable but strong 1 inch plastic tubing from the DIY store (the stuff they normally use for electric cables). Used 1 or 2 metre sections to form a long cloche he put a bamboo cane in each end of the tube and pushed it in the ground. Using four "hoops" for a 25 foot stretch he then tightened them with bamboos canes joining them together at the tops and covered them with netting . Finally he created a " door" at one end You then just tightly peg down the netting.
When not in use they can be easily stowed away at the back of the shed for re-use.